Egle
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Lithuanian eglė (“spruce”).
Noun
Egle (plural Egles)
Etymology 2
- As an English surname, variant of Eagle.
- As a south German and Alemannic German surname, short form of ancient Germanic names containing the element *aggju (“edge of a sword”). Compare Egli.
Proper noun
Egle (plural Egles)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Egle is the 41959th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Egle is most common among White (96.14%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Egle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 514.
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From Lithuanian Eglė.
Proper noun
Egle
- a female given name
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Aeglē, from Ancient Greek Αἴγλη (Aíglē).
Proper noun
Egle f